📍 1525 Midfield Rd., Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, 94301
Walter Hays Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Iris Wong. It is part of the Palo Alto Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
Walter Hays Elementary enrolls 294 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Asian, 31% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 96 | 33% |
| White | 92 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 294 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walter Hays Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small).
Walter Hays Elementary is one of 19 schools in Palo Alto Unified, based in Palo Alto, California. The district serves 10,209 students district-wide and employs 602 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Walter Hays Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 537 students per school.
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